Dommer 20
1 Da rykkende alle Israelitterne ud, og Menigheden samledes som een Mand fra Dan til Be'ersjeba for HERREN i Mizpa; også fra Gileads Land kom de.
Then went forth all the sons of Israel, and the assembly came together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba with the land of Gilead, —unto Yahweh at Mizpah.
2 Alle Folkets Støtter, alle Israels Stammer indfandt sig i Guds Folks Forsamling, 400000 Mand Fodfolk, væbnet med Sværd.
And the chiefs of all the people—all the tribes of Israel—presented themselves in the convocation of the people of God, —four hundred thousand footmen, that drew the sword.
3 Benjaminiterne hørte, at Israelitterne var draget op til Mizpa. Og Israelitterne sagde: "Fortæl dog, hvorledes denne Misgerning gik for sig!"
And the sons of Benjamin heard that the sons of Israel had gone up to Mizpah. Then said the sons of Israel, Tell [us], In what manner was brought to pass this vileness?
4 Da tog Manden, Leviten, den myrdede Kvindes Mand, til Orde og sagde: "Jeg og min Medhustru kom til Gibea i Benjamin for at overnatte der.
And the Levite, husband of the woman that was cut in pieces, responded and said, —Into Gibeah that pertaineth to Benjamin, I entered, I and my concubine, to tarry the night.
5 Så rejste Gibeas Borgere sig imod mig og omringede mig om Natten i Huset; mig vilde de dræbe, og min Medhustru skændede de, så at hun døde.
And the owners of Gibeah rose up against me, and beset the house, for my sake, by night, —me, they thought to slay, and, my concubine, they so humbled, that she died.
6 Da tog jeg min Medhustru, skar hende i Stykker og sendte Stykkerne rundt i hele Israels Arvelods Område, fordi de havde begået grov Utugt og Skændselsdåd i Israel!
So I laid hold on my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel, —because they had wrought lewdness and impiety, in Israel.
7 Nu er I her, alle Israelitter, sig nu eders Mening og kom med eders Råd!"
Lo! ye all, are sons of Israel, —give your word and counsel, here.
8 Da rejste hele Folket sig som een Mand og sagde: "Ingen af os vil vende hjem, ingen af os vil begive sig til sit Hus!
Then arose all the people, as one man, saying, —No man of us will go to his tent, and no man of us will turn aside to his house.
9 Men således vil vi handle med Gibea: Vi vil drage op imod det efter Lodkastning,
Now, therefore, this is the thing, that we will do to Gibeah, —[Go] against it by lot;
10 og vi vil udtage ti Mænd af hundrede af alle Israels Stammer, hundrede af tusind og tusind af titusind til at hente Fødemidler til Folket, til dem, som er kommet for fuldt ud at gengælde Gibea i Benjamin den Skændselsdåd, de har øvet i Israel!"
and we will take ten men of a hundred, of all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand of ten thousand, to fetch provisions for the people, —that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the impiety that it hath wrought in Israel.
11 Derpå samlede alle Israels Mænd sig mod Byen, alle som een.
So all the men of Israel were gathered together against the city, as one man knit together.
12 Og Israels Stammer sendte Mænd ud i hele Benjamins Stamme og lod sige: "Hvad er det for en Misgerning, der er sket hos eder?
And the tribes of Israel sent men throughout all the divisions of Benjamin, saying, —What is this vile thing that hath been brought to pass, among you?
13 Udlever nu Mændene i Gibea, de Niddinger, for at vi kan dræbe dem og skaffe Misgerningen bort fra Israel!" Men Benjaminiterne vilde ikke høre deres Brødre Israelitternes Ord.
Now, therefore, deliver up the men—the sons of the Abandoned One—who are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and vileness be consumed out of Israel. But [the sons of] Benjamin would not hearken unto the voice of their brethren, the sons of Israel.
14 Og Benjaminiterne stævnede sammen fra deres Byer til Gibea for at drage i Kamp mod Israelitterne.
Then did the sons of Benjamin gather themselves together out of the cities, unto Gibeah, —to go forth to battle against the sons of Israel.
15 Da Benjaminiterne fra Byerne mønstredes den bag, udgjorde de 25000 våbenføre Mænd, foruden dem af Gibeas Indbyggere, der mønstredes, 700 udsøgte Krigere;
And the sons of Benjamin were numbered on that day, out of the cities, twenty-six thousand men, that drew the sword, —besides, of the inhabitants of Gibeah, were numbered seven hundred chosen men.
16 af alle disse Krigsfolk var 700 udvalgte Krigere kejthåndede; de kunde alle slynge med Sten, så de ramte på et Hår uden at fejle.
Out of all this people, were seven hundred chosen men, left-handed, —any one of whom could sling with a stone to a hair’s-breadth, and not miss.
17 Da Israels Mænd mønstredes, fraregnet Benjamin, udgjorde de 400000 våbenføre Mænd, der alle var Krigere.
And, the men of Israel, were numbered, apart from Benjamin, four hundred thousand men, that drew the sword, —every one of these being a man of war.
18 De brød så op og drog til Betel og rådspurgte Gud; og Israelitterne sagde: "Hvem af os skal først drage i Kamp mod Benjaminiterne?" HERREN svarede: "Det skal Juda!"
And they arose, and went up to Bethel, and asked of God, and the sons of Israel said, Who shall go up for us first, to fight against the sons of Benjamin? And Yahweh said—Judah, first.
19 Så brød Israelitterne op om Morgenen og slog Lejr uden for Gibea.
And the sons of Israel arose in the morning, —and encamped against Gibeah.
20 Og Israels Mænd rykkede ud til Kamp imod Benjamin, og Israels Mænd stillede sig op til Kamp imod dem for at angribe Gibea.
And the men of Israel went forth, to fight against Benjamin, —so the men of Israel set themselves in array against them, to fight against Gibeah.
21 Men Benjaminiterne gjorde Udfald fra Gibea og fældede den Dag 22000 Mand af Israel.
Then came forth the sons of Benjamin out of Gibeah, —and laid low of Israel, on that day, twenty-two thousand men, to the ground.
22 Folket, Israels Mænd, tog sig da sammen og stillede sig atter op til Kamp på samme Sted som den første Dag;
And the people, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves, —and again set themselves in array for battle in the place where they had set themselves in array on the first day.
23 Da drog Israelitterne op til Betel og græd lige til Aften for HERRENs Åsyn; og de adspurgte HERREN: "Skal jeg atter tage Kampen op med min Broder Benjamins Sønner?" Og HERREN svarede: "Drag op imod ham!"
Now the sons of Israel had gone up, and wept before Yahweh, until the evening, and asked of Yahweh, saying, Shall I again draw near to battle against the sons of Benjamin, my brother? And Yahweh said, Go up against him.
24 og Israelitterne rykkede Benjaminiterne på nært Hold den anden Dag.
So the sons of Israel came near against the sons of Benjamin, on the second day.
25 Men Benjaminiterne gjorde Udfald fra Gibea for at møde dem den anden Dag, og de fældede yderligere 18000 Mand af Israelitterne, alle sammen våbenføre Mænd.
And Benjamin came forth to meet them out of Gibeah, on the second day, and laid low, of the sons of Israel, yet eighteen thousand men, to the ground, —all these, drew the sword.
26 Så drog alle Israelitterne, hele Folket, op til Betel; og de græd og sad der for HERRENs Åsyn og fastede den Dag lige til Aften, og de ofrede Brændofre og Takofre for HERRENs Åsyn.
Then went up all the sons of Israel, and all the people, and came to Bethel, and wept, and tarried there before Yahweh, and fasted on that day, until the evening, —and caused to go up ascending-sacrifices and peace-offerings, before Yahweh.
27 Derpå rådspurgte Israelitterne HERREN i de Dage var Guds Pagts Ark der,
And the sons of Israel asked of Yahweh, —there, being the ark of the covenant of God, in those days;
28 og Pinehas, en Søn af Arons Søn Eleazar, gjorde i de Dage Tjeneste ved den - og de sagde: "Skal jeg atter drage i Kamp mod min Broder Benjamins Sønner eller lade være?" HERREN svarede: "Drag i Kamp, thi i Morgen giver jeg ham i din Hånd!"
and Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was standing before it in those days, saying: Shall I yet again go forth to battle, against the sons of Benjamin, my brother, or shall I forbear? And Yahweh said—Go up, for, to-morrow, will I deliver him into thy hand.
29 Israelitterne lagde nu Baghold rundt om Gibea.
And Israel set liers in wait against Gibeah, round about.
30 Og Israelitterne drog op mod Benjaminiterne på den tredje Dag og stillede sig op til Angreb på Gibea ligesom de tidligere Gange.
So the sons of Israel went up against the sons of Benjamin, on the third day, —and set themselves in array against Gibeah, as time after time.
31 Da nu Benjaminiterne gjorde Udfald mod Hæren, blev de afskåret fra Byen og lokket ud på Vejene til Betel og Gibeon; til at begynde med huggede de nogle al Folkene ned på åben Mark ligesom de tidligere Gange, omtrent tredive Mand af Israel,
And the sons of Benjamin came forth against the people, they were drawn away from the city, —and began to smite of the people, slaying as time after time, in the highways, whereof, one, goeth up to Bethel, and, the other, to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men in Israel.
32 og Benjaminiterne tænkte nu: "Vi har slået dem ligesom før!" Men Israelitterne sagde: Lad os flygte og således afskære dem fra Byen og lokke dem ud på Vejene!"
Then said the sons of Benjamin, They are, being smitten, before us, as at the first. But the sons of Israel had said—Let us flee, and draw them away from the city, into the highways.
33 Så brød alle Israels Mænd op fra deres Plads og stillede sig op til Kamp i Ba'al-Tamar, medens Bagholdet brød op fra sin Plads vesten for Geba.
And, all the men of Israel, rose up out of their place, and set themselves in array in Baal-tamar, —and, the liers in wait of Israel, began to break forth out of their place, out of the forest of Gibeah.
34 Nu rykkede 10000 Mand, udvalgte Folk af hele Israel, frem for Gibea, og Kampen blev hård; men de vidste ikke, at Ulykken var ved at ramme dem.
And there came over against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men, out of all Israel, and the battle was severe, —they, not knowing that disaster was overtaking them.
35 Så slog HERREN Benjamin foran Israel, og Israelitterne fældede den Dag 25100 Mand af Benjamin, alle våbenføre Mænd;
Thus Yahweh smote Benjamin before Israel, and the sons of Israel destroyed in Benjamin, that day, twenty-five thousand and one hundred men, —all these, drew the sword.
36 da indså Benjaminiterne, at de var slagne. Israelitterne trak sig tilbage for Benjamin, idet de stolede på Bagholdet, de havde lagt mod Gibea;
So the sons of Benjamin saw that they were smitten, —and that the men of Israel had given place to Benjamin, because they trusted to the liers in wait, whom they had set near Gibeah.
37 og Bagholdet kastede sig i en Fart over Gibea og drog frem og huggede hele Byens Befolkning ned med Sværdet.
And, the liers in wait, hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah, —and the liers in wait marched forward, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.
38 Der var truffet den Aftale mellem Israels Mænd og Bagholdet, at de skulde lade en Røgsøjle stige op fra Byen.
Now, the appointed sign, between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, had been, —to cause a great cloud of smoke to ascend out of the city.
39 Da Israels Mænd vendte om i Kampen, huggede Benjamin til at begynde med henved tredive af Israels Mænd ned, thi de tænkte: "Visselig, vi har slået dem ligesom i den forrige Kamp."
So, when the men of Israel turned in the battle, —and, the Benjamites, began to smite and slay of the sons of Israel, about thirty men, for they said, Yea! they are, smitten, before us, as in the first battle,
40 Da nu Søjlen, Røgstøtten, begyndte at stige op fra Byen, vendte Benjamin sig om, og se, Røgen slog op mod Himmelen fra hele Byen,
then, the cloud, began to ascend out of the city, a pillar of smoke, —and the Benjamites looked behind them, and lo! the whole city flamed up towards the heavens.
41 og samtidig vendte Israels Mænd om fra Flugten. Da blev Benjamins Mænd forfærdede, thi de indså, at Ulykken havde ramt dem;
And, when, the men of Israel, turned, then were the men of Benjamin dismayed, —for they saw that disaster had overtaken them.
42 og de gjorde omkring for Israels Mænd og flygtede ad Ørkenen til. Men Kampen fortsattes i Hælene på dem. Og de fra Byerne huggede ned for Fode iblandt dem;
And, when they turned before the men of Israel unto the way of the desert, the battle, over took them, —while, as for them that came out of the cities, they began to destroy them in their midst: —
43 de omringede Benjaminiterne og forfulgte dem, til de havde Geba foran sig mod Øst.
they hemmed in the Benjamites, they pursued them, with ease, trode they them down, —as far as over against Gibeah, towards sunrise.
44 Af Benjamin faldt 18000 Mand, lutter dygtige Krigere.
So there fell of Benjamin, eighteen thousand men, —all these being men of valour.
45 De gjorde omkring og flygtede og deres Forfølgere gjorde på Vejene en Efterhøst på 5000 Mand: de forfulgte dem skarpt, til de fik dem tilintetgjort, og huggede 2000 Mand ned af dem.
And, when they turned and fled towards the desert unto the cliff Rimmon, then gleaned they of them, in the highways, five thousand men, —and they followed hard after them as far as Gidom, and smote of them, two thousand men.
46 De, der faldt af Benjamin den Dag, var således i alt 25000 våbenføre Mænd, alle tapre Folk.
So then it came to pass that, all the fallen of Benjamin, were twenty-five thousand men, that drew the sword, on that day, —all these being men of valour.
47 De gjorde omkring og flygtede ud i Ørkenen til Rimmons Klippe, 600 Mand stærke, og blev der i fire Måneder.
But there turned and fled, towards the desert, unto the cliff Rimmon, six hundred men, —who abode in the cliff Rimmon, four months.
48 Men Israels Mænd vendte tilbage til Benjaminiterne og huggede dem ned med Sværdet, både Mennesker og Kvæg, overhovedet alt. hvad der var, og desuden stak de Ild på alle Byerne der.
Thus, the men of Israel, turned against the sons of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, beginning with the city, each and every one down to the beast, even to every one that was met with, —moreover, all the cities they came to, they set on fire.
